[nl]

He had a real social security number. It had work restrictions, so he usually used a photocopy with the restrictions hidden.

[reddweb]

yes he got social security card from SS office but the grounds for it are not valid - making the SS card invalid (when somebody catches him for illegal entry to US).

The secret service is supposed to be able to pull up entire background check - not simply make sure if SSN checkouts against Vargas name.